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Attending were: Dr. Doug Eason, President; Larry Williams, Finance
Director, Dr. Virginia Mitchell, Vice President of Instruction; and
board members: Dot Reep and Dr. Hanna Kutteh.
Eason mentioned the college was trying to provide as many
educational opportunities as possible. Since the school is
converting to a semester system in the fall it has been a
challenging year. In the future, all community colleges will have
the same course descriptions, e.g., English 101 will be the same
throughout the State. This will aid not only students who might
take a course at Mitchell and then transfer to Rowan or Cabarrus,
but it will also help the university system. An associate degree
from a community college will now be 100$ transferable. Any
student enrolling in a university will be deemed a "full-fledged"
junior.
A new program being investigated is the Motor Sports
Management Program. This course will involve marketing,
bookkeeping, and event bookings. The college faculty has been
working with Rowan, Cabarrus, and Davidson Counties. They have 300
requests for this program with 175 actual applications. Another
new program being looked at is the Electrical Lineman Program. The
local utilities industry has requested this course of instruction.
Eason mentioned that statewide all community/technical schools
were being asked to collaborate. This is done to save money.
Different schools might specialize in a specific program and
referrals would be made between them. Hans Heymann works in the
new/expanding industry program and finds colleges that can offer
the necessary skills for industry. Central Carolina College, for
example, has a fiber optic program.
Commissioner Johnson asked how much of the $250,000 was spent
on capital needs. Eason said about $125,000 went to the capital
equipment budget and $125,000 went to facilities maintenance.
Commissioner Boone asked about the progress on the main
building renovations. Eason said it was 99% complete. The roofing
is done and the third floor is about 70% complete. Boone asked if
the college would be in good shape after this project. Eason said
for the most part -- there are some other roofing and air
conditioning projects.
Mitchell has requested the following for FY 97-98:
Current Expense
$1,365,000
Capital Outlay
70.000
Total Regular Budget
$1,435,000
Additional Requests:
Capital Outlay for Non -Recurring
$ 250,000
Repairs to Facilities
Special Allocation for Workforce
Training to Support Economic
Development in Iredell County
250,000
TOTAL 1997-98 REQUEST
$1•935.000
Commissioner Johnson asked about any proposed property
purchases. Eason said his board had gone on record as having an
interest in any adjoining property if it was available at a
reasonable price. Three properties are currently being reviewed.
Parking is a problem and additional property would help. Eason
said, however, any decisions along property acquisition would have
to be made by his board of trustees.
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MAY 2 01997